Combined rocker and cradle.



J. STOCKER.

COMBINED ROCKER AND CRADLE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 18, 1912.

. 1,086,951 Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

JOSEPH STOCKER, OF LOGANSPORT, INDIANA.

COMBINED ROCKER AND CRADLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 10, 1914.

Application filed April 18, 1912. Serial No. 691,708.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH STOGKER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Logansport, in the county of Cass, State of Indiana, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Rockers andCradles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a combined chair and cradle, the primaryobject of the invention being to provide a simple and novel knock downstructure embodying a series of parts joined in a novel manner andembodying a cradle with an attached rocker whereby motion may beimparted to the cradle by an occupant of the chair in the ordinaryrocking motion.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists ofcertain other combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of thedevice. Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is an end elevationthereof looking toward the rocker. Fig. 4 is an opposite end elevationthereof. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 6 is a crosssectional view.

Referring to the drawings in detail, my improved combined rocking chairand cradle is shown as comprising an end member 10 and an end member 11each being formed at its lower end with opposite extensions or curvedrockers 12 and connected by longitudinal side members 13. Each of theside members 13 are provided with upper and lower reduced extensions 14which engage vertical openings 15 similarly spaced in the end walls 10and 11 and such extensions are provided with a plurality of apertures 16for receiving interchangeable pins 17 therethrough whereby the parts arecapable of being readily connected or assembled and also adjusted tovary the distance or width of the space 16 between the end walls and therespective end portions 18 of the side walls, so that these side walls,end walls and bottom may be quickly and easily assembled and clampedtogether, and may be readily disassembled for storage or transportation.

The cradle is provided with a bottom 19 which is formed at its ends withoppositely extending reduced portions or tongues 20 which engage betweenthe end portions 18 of the side members 13 and the respective endmembers 10 and 11, for supporting said bottom, and which is spaced apartfrom these side walls as indicated at 31, so that the bed clothes may bepassed therethrough for securing them in place over the infant occupant,who, by his restlessness tends to dislodge the cover. The extensions 20are securely clamped between the adjacent sides of the openings 16 bymeans of the pins or wedges 17, to prevent lateral or other movement ofthe bottom, which is braced at its central portion by a cross member 21connecting the side members therebeneath. The chair forming a part ofthe device comprises an end member 22 having a rocker portion 23 and anupwardly extending back portion 24, the said end member 22 being securedto the end member 11 by a seat portion 25 which is also provided with apair of oppositely extending reduced tongues 26 at each side tosimilarly engage through the end members 11 and 22 and capable ofadjustment therein as hereinbefore specified.

The back portion 24 of the chair is secured between the portion 22 andthe end member 11 and has its lower end formed with reduced extensions28 engaging in the bottom 25 and secured. Thus the parts may be readilysecured in position and an occupant of a chair in the ordinary rockingmotion will impart a similar motion to the cradle.

It is obvious that the device can be made in .any suitable size for useas a toy or otherwise.

The end member 22 of the chair and the adjacent end member 11 areconnected by a brace or rung 29 beneath the seat 25, while said endmember 11 is also cut out at its upper edge as shown at 30 to permitconvenient access to the cradle by a person sitting in the chair.

I claim:

1. In a cradle, a pair of side walls each having oppositely projectingupper and lower apertured extensions, a pair of apertured end wallsthrough which said extensions project, a bottom having oppositelyextended tongues which are seated between the ends of the side Walls andthe sides of the end walls respectively, and means ooacting with theside walls and end walls for securely clamping said tonguestherebetween.

2. In a cradle, a pair of side walls each having oppositely projectingupper and lower apertured extensions, a pair of apertured end wallsthrough which said extensions project, a bottom having oppositelyextended tongues which are seated between the ends of the side walls andthe sides of the end walls respectively, the major portion of saidbottom being of less Width than the distance between said side walls, soas to provide spaces between said bottom and side walls, and means forsecuring said 15 JOSEPH STOOKER.

Witnesses:

MICHAEL F. MAHONEY, JOSEPH M. Roms.

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